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Word list 1
Group 1 Notes
Abhor hate...................................................
Bigot narrow-minded, prejudiced person...................................................
Counterfeit fake; false...................................................
Enfranchise give voting rights...................................................
Hamper hinder; obstruct...................................................
Kindle to start a fire...................................................
Noxious harmful; poisonous; lethal...................................................
Placid calm; peaceful...................................................
Remuneration payment for work done...................................................
Talisman lucky charm...................................................
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Abrasive rough; coarse; harsh...................................................
Bilk cheat; defraud...................................................
Covert hidden; undercover...................................................
Engender cause...................................................
Hangar storage area (like garage) for a plane...................................................
Knotty complex; difficult to solve...................................................
Nuance something subtle; a fine shade of meaning...................................................
Plagiarism taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas...................................................
Renown fame...................................................
Tangent going off the main subject...................................................
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Group 5 Notes
Absolution forgiveness; pardon; release...................................................
Blatant obvious...................................................
Creditable praiseworthy...................................................
Ensconce establish firmly in a position...................................................
Hasten hurry; accelerate; rush...................................................
Laceration a cut...................................................
Obdurate stubborn...................................................
Plausible can be believed; reasonable...................................................
Reprieve a respite; postponement of a sentence...................................................
Tawdry of little value; gaudy...................................................
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Abstain desist; go without; withdraw...................................................
Blighted damaged; destroyed; ruined...................................................
Credulous gullible; ready to believe anything...................................................
Enshroud cover...................................................
Haughtiness arrogance; pride...................................................
Lachrymose tearful; sad...................................................
Obfuscate deliberately make something difficult to understand...................................................
Plethora an excess...................................................
Repudiate shun; eschew...................................................
Tedium boredom...................................................
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Group 7 Notes
Abstemious self denying; refraining from indulging...................................................
Blithe free-spirited; carefree...................................................
Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk...................................................
Enunciation clear pronunciation; accent; articulation...................................................
Headstrong stubborn; willful...................................................
Lackluster dull; monotonous; bland...................................................
Objective unbiased; not subjective...................................................
Pliable flexible; not stubborn...................................................
Rescind retract; repeal...................................................
Temper to moderate; soften...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Abstruse difficult to understand; obscure...................................................
Blunderbuss1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsyperson ...................................................
Cringe recoil; flinch; shy away...................................................
Envenom to cause bitterness and bad feeling...................................................
Hedonism self indulgence; pleasure-seeking...................................................
Laconic using few words; brief; to the point...................................................
Oblique indirect; slanting...................................................
Plumage feathers of a bird...................................................
Resignation acceptance of fate...................................................
Tenacious stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose...................................................
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Group 9 Notes
Accolade tribute; honor; praise...................................................
Bolster support; prop up...................................................
Cryptic puzzling; enigmatic...................................................
Ephemeral short-lived...................................................
Hedonist a pleasure seeker...................................................
Lamentation expression of regret or sorrow...................................................
Obliterate destroy; demolish; eradicate...................................................
Plummet fall suddenly and steeply...................................................
Resolution determination...................................................
Tentative not certain...................................................
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Acquiesce to agree to; give in to...................................................
Bombast arrogant, pompous language...................................................
Curtail cut short...................................................
Epicure someone who appreciates good food and drink...................................................
Heed listen to...................................................
Lampoon ridicule; spoof...................................................
Oblivious totally unaware...................................................
Podium raised platform...................................................
Resonant echoing...................................................
Tenuous flimsy; not solid...................................................
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Group 1 Notes
Acrid sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)...................................................
Boorish ill-mannered...................................................
Cynical believing that people act only out of selfish motives...................................................
Epistle a letter (form of communication)...................................................
Heresy against orthodox opinion...................................................
Lance spear; spike; javelin...................................................
Obscure difficult to understand; partially hidden...................................................
Poignant deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions...................................................
Respite a break; intermission...................................................
Terse concise; to the point...................................................
Group 2 Notes
Acrophobia fear of heights...................................................
Bourgeois middle class...................................................
Debility weakness; incapacity...................................................
Epistolary concerned with letters; through correspondence...................................................
Hiatus interruption; pause...................................................
Languid tired; slow...................................................
Obscured hidden; covered; buried...................................................
Poised calm; collected; self-possessed...................................................
Resplendent shining; glowing...................................................
Therapeutic medicinal; curative...................................................
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Acuity sharpness (mental or visual)...................................................
Braggart someone who boasts...................................................
Debunking exposing false claims or myths...................................................
Epitomized typified; characterized; personified...................................................
Hidebound rigid in opinions...................................................
Languish decay; fade away; get weaker...................................................
Obsequious servile; submissive...................................................
Polemical causing debate or argument...................................................
Restorative a tonic...................................................
Thwart prevent; frustrate...................................................
Group 4 Notes
Adamant forceful; inflexible...................................................
Brawny muscular...................................................
Decathlon an athletic competition with ten events...................................................
Equivocate speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth...................................................
Hieroglyphics1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to reador enigmatic ...................................................
Larceny theft; robbery; stealing...................................................
Obsession a dominating concern...................................................
Ponderous weighty; slow and heavy...................................................
Retention preservation; withholding...................................................
Timorous cowardly; fearful...................................................
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Group 5 Notes
Adroit skilful...................................................
Brevity being brief...................................................
Decorum dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]...................................................
Err make a mistake...................................................
Hinder obstruct...................................................
Largess generosity...................................................
Obsolete no longer valid...................................................
Pontificate speak pompously or dogmatically...................................................
Reticentrestrained; holding something back;uncommunicative ...................................................
Tirade stream of verbal abuse...................................................
Group 6 Notes
Adulation strong admiration; worship...................................................
Bristle to show irritation...................................................
Decoy lure; trap; trick...................................................
Erratic wandering; irregular...................................................
Histrionic theatrical; exaggerated...................................................
Laud praise...................................................
Obstreperous noisy and boisterous...................................................
Portend foretell...................................................
Retraction withdrawal; cancellation of a statement...................................................
Titter giggle quietly...................................................
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Group 7 Notes
Adversity hardship...................................................
Broach start to discuss; approach...................................................
Deference respect...................................................
Esoteric obscure and difficult to understand...................................................
Hoary old...................................................
Lavish on a grand scale; wasteful...................................................
Obtuse mentally dull...................................................
Portent a warning sign; omen...................................................
Revere worship...................................................
Tome large book...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Advocate support...................................................
Brusque blunt; abrupt...................................................
Defoliate cause leaves to fall off...................................................
Espouse promote; take up; support...................................................
Hone sharpen; increase; whet...................................................
Lax careless; not strict...................................................
Obviate avoid; make unnecessary...................................................
Poseur someone who puts on an act...................................................
Riddled full of (usually full of holes)...................................................
Torpid inactive; lazy; stagnant...................................................
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Group 9 Notes
Aesthetic concerning art or beauty...................................................
Bulwark fortification; barricade; wall...................................................
Defunct no longer in existence...................................................
Etymology the study of word origins...................................................
Hyperbole grossly exaggerated speech...................................................
Legend 1. key to map; 2. myth or story...................................................
Odious hateful...................................................
Posterity future generations...................................................
Rife common...................................................
Torpor dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity...................................................
Group 10 Notes
Affable friendly; social; easygoing...................................................
Bureaucracy officialdom...................................................
Degradation deprivation; poverty; debasement...................................................
Eulogy praise...................................................
Hypochondriaca person obsessed with health; having imaginaryillnesses ...................................................
Legion in large numbers...................................................
Officious domineering; intrusive; meddlesome...................................................
Posthumous after death...................................................
Rigor thoroughness...................................................
Totter walk unsteadily...................................................
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Group 1 Notes
Alacrity eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness...................................................
Burgeon grow; flourish; put forth new shoots...................................................
Deleterious harmful...................................................
Euphemism a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant...................................................
Hypocritical insincere...................................................
Lethargic tired; without energy...................................................
Ogle stare at; observe in an obvious manner...................................................
Postulate hypothesize; propose...................................................
Robust strong; healthy; tough...................................................
Tractable obedient; dutiful; polite...................................................
Group 2 Notes
Alchemymedieval chemistry; attempt to change base metalinto gold ...................................................
Burnish polish...................................................
Deliberate to think over deeply...................................................
Euphony pleasant sounds...................................................
Iconoclast person who opposes orthodoxy...................................................
Levity flippancy; joking about serious matters...................................................
Olfactory concerned with the sense of smell...................................................
Potable suitable for drinking...................................................
Rotund round...................................................
Tranquil peaceful...................................................
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Alibian excuse that shows someone was not at a crimescene ...................................................
Buttress strengthen; support...................................................
Delineation demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining...................................................
Evacuate vacate; empty; abandon...................................................
Idiosyncrasya personal peculiarity; something unique to anindividual ...................................................
Libertarian someone who opposes tyranny...................................................
Ominous threatening...................................................
Potent powerful; compelling; strong...................................................
Ruminate think over something; ponder...................................................
Transcribe copy...................................................
Group 4 Notes
Allay to lessen...................................................
Byline the line that tells you who wrote an article...................................................
Demur hesitate; refuse...................................................
Exacerbate make worse...................................................
Ignominious shameful...................................................
Liniment soothing lotion...................................................
Omnipotent all-powerful...................................................
Pragmatic practical...................................................
Ruse trick; stratagem...................................................
Transgress go astray; disobey; commit a sin...................................................
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Group 5 Notes
Alleviate make less severe...................................................
Cacophony discordant loud noises...................................................
Denounce condemn; speak out against...................................................
Exasperated frustrated; annoyed...................................................
Ignominy shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]...................................................
Lithe flexible; supple...................................................
Omniscient all-knowing...................................................
Pragmatistpractical person; one who is concerned with
usefulness...................................................
Saccharin falsely sweet...................................................
Transient short-lived; ephemeral...................................................
Group 6 Notes
Aloof distant; detached; cold...................................................
Cajole coax...................................................
Deplete use up; lessen...................................................
Exceptionable very bad (something which we should object to)...................................................
Illuminate to light up or make clear...................................................
Livid very angry...................................................
Onerous burdensome; hard to undertake...................................................
Preamble introductory material...................................................
Sacrosanct very holy; inviolable...................................................
Traverse to move across...................................................
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Group 7 Notes
Altruism putting others first; being self-sacrificing...................................................
Caldron huge cooking pot...................................................
Deplore regret...................................................
Exculpate free someone from blame; pardon; acquit...................................................
Illusory deceptive; false; misleading...................................................
Lobbyistperson who tries to persuade someone to supporta particular cause ...................................................
Onus burden...................................................
Precarious unstable; risky...................................................
Sagacious wise...................................................
Trepidation fear...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Amass accumulate...................................................
Callow immature...................................................
Depravity moral corruption...................................................
Execrable very, very bad...................................................
Immoderate excessive; extreme...................................................
Lofty snooty; arrogant; haughty...................................................
Opaque does not let light through...................................................
Precedent a previous occurrence used as a guide...................................................
Sage a wise person...................................................
Trinket something of little value; knick-knack...................................................
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Group 9 Notes
Ambiguity uncertainty; vagueness...................................................
Candid frank; honest...................................................
Deprecate criticize; denounce...................................................
Exegesis scholarly explanation or interpretation...................................................
Immutable unchanging; permanent...................................................
Longevity long life...................................................
Opulent wealthy; rich; magnificent...................................................
Precept guiding principle...................................................
Salacious lecherous; erotic...................................................
Trite unoriginal; dull...................................................
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Ambiguousunclear in meaning; can be interpreted in differentways ...................................................
Candor frankness; openness...................................................
Deride ridicule; make fun of; mock...................................................
Exemplary outstandingly good; setting a fine example...................................................
Impartial unbiased; neutral...................................................
Loquacious talkative...................................................
Ordain 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest...................................................
Precinct district of a city...................................................
Sallow yellowish...................................................
Trivial unimportant...................................................
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Group 5 Notes
Amiable friendly...................................................
Cartographer person who makes maps...................................................
Despondent having no hope; miserable...................................................
Expatriaterefugee; emigrant; someone living away from hisown country ...................................................
Inadvertent not intentional...................................................
Luscious juicy; moist; succulent...................................................
Oust push out of a position...................................................
Predecessor one who came before...................................................
Sanguinary bloodthirsty; bloody...................................................
Tyro novice; beginner...................................................
Group 6 Notes
Amity friendship...................................................
Castigate scold strongly...................................................
Destitution hardship; poverty; misery...................................................
Expedient convenient; practical...................................................
Incantation chant; invocation; prayer...................................................
Lynch assassinate; kill; illegal hanging...................................................
Overt obvious; not hidden...................................................
Predicament dilemma; difficult situation...................................................
Sanguine optimistic; cheerful...................................................
Ubiquitous found everywhere; omnipresent...................................................
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Group 7 Notes
Amorphous lacking in shape...................................................
Catharsis purging of pent-up emotions...................................................
Deter put off; prevent...................................................
Expedite make faster...................................................
Incarceration putting in prison...................................................
Machinations plots and plans...................................................
Overwrought worked up; in an emotional state...................................................
Preeminent famous; outstanding...................................................
Sardonic mocking...................................................
Unalloyed undiluted; total...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Analgesic medicine to combat pain...................................................
Caucus type of private political meeting...................................................
Deteriorate worsen; decline...................................................
Exposition clear explanation...................................................
Incessant without stopping...................................................
Maelstrom whirlpool; storm in the ocean...................................................
Palatable good to eat; agreeable...................................................
Prerogative right or privilege...................................................
Savant person with knowledge...................................................
Unctuous oily; using excessive flattery...................................................
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Group 9 Notes
Analogous comparable...................................................
Caustic burning...................................................
Detrimental harmful...................................................
Extol praise...................................................
Incipient just beginning...................................................
Magnanimous generous; big-hearted...................................................
Palisade fence made of posts...................................................
Prescient having fore-knowledge...................................................
Scale to climb...................................................
Undermined damaged; attacked...................................................
Group 10 Notes
Anarchy chaos; lack of government...................................................
Cavalcade procession of vehicles...................................................
Devoured greedily eaten/consumed...................................................
Extradite deport from one country back to the home country...................................................
Inclination tendency; a leaning toward...................................................
Magnate powerful businessman...................................................
Palliative a remedy that improves but doesn't cure...................................................
Presentiment a feeling that something might happen...................................................
Scapegoatperson on whom blame is placed for faults of
others...................................................
Underscore emphasize...................................................
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Group 1 Notes
Anecdote a brief amusing story...................................................
Celerity speed...................................................
Dexterous skilful with hands...................................................
Extraneous irrelevant...................................................
Incoherent not clear...................................................
Maladroit clumsy; unskillful...................................................
Pallid pale...................................................
Presumptuous assuming too much; arrogant...................................................
Scrupulous careful; diligent; painstaking...................................................
Unequivocal clear; obvious...................................................
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Animosity hatred; antagonism...................................................
Censorious disapproving; critical...................................................
Dichotomy a division into two parts...................................................
Extrapolate extend; predict on the basis of known data...................................................
Incongruous not fitting in; out of place...................................................
Malady illness...................................................
Palpable easily felt; easily perceived...................................................
Pretentious pompous; self-important...................................................
Scrutinize examine carefully...................................................
Unfetter set free...................................................
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Annex (n)a building which is an addition to an existingbuilding ...................................................
Censure blame...................................................
Didactic intended to teach; instructive...................................................
Extrinsic irrelevant; on the outside...................................................
Inconsequential unimportant; insignificant; negligible...................................................
Malediction a curse...................................................
Panacea remedy for all ills...................................................
Prevaricate speak misleadingly and evasively...................................................
Scuttle sink...................................................
Unfrock to remove a priest from his position...................................................
Group 4 Notes
Annex (v) take possession of; seize; capture...................................................
Cerebral intellectual...................................................
Diffident lacking confidence...................................................
Fallacious false...................................................
Inconspicuous not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable...................................................
Malefactor a wrong-doer...................................................
Paradigm 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things...................................................
Pristine unspoiled...................................................
Seminary an institution in which priests are trained...................................................
Unprecedented never having happened before...................................................
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Anomalysomething which does not fit in a pattern;irregularity ...................................................
Certitude certainty...................................................
Digress wander off the subject...................................................
Falter hesitate; waver...................................................
Indelible cannot be wiped out...................................................
Malinger deliberately avoid work; shirk...................................................
Paradox apparently contradictory statement...................................................
Proclivity tendency towards...................................................
Sensuous appealing to the senses...................................................
Unscathed unharmed; intact; without a scratch...................................................
Group 6 Notes
Antagonism hostility; strong opposition...................................................
Charlatan trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have...................................................
Dike dam; embankment...................................................
Fanatical obsessive; fixated...................................................
Indifferent 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding...................................................
Malingerer person who deliberately tries to avoid work...................................................
Paragon a perfect example...................................................
Procrastinate delay; put off...................................................
Sentinel guard; sentry...................................................
Unwitting not deliberate; unconscious...................................................
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Antagonistic opposed; hostile; aggressive...................................................
Chary wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give...................................................
Dilatory slow; falling behind with one's work...................................................
Fanaticism passion; excessive devotion...................................................
Indigenous native to a particular area...................................................
Malleable flexible; can be shaped...................................................
Paramount of supreme importance...................................................
Prodigal wasteful; extravagant...................................................
Sequester isolate...................................................
Upbraid scold; tell off; reprimand...................................................
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Antediluvian outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned...................................................
Chastises punishes...................................................
Dilemma puzzling situation...................................................
Fastidious overly particular; finicky...................................................
Indolence laziness...................................................
Mallet 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo...................................................
Parasite1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested foodfrom another ...................................................
Prodigious very large...................................................
Serendipity fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery...................................................
Uproarious hilarious; hysterical; very funny...................................................
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Anthology a book which is a collection of poems or stories...................................................
Chicanery trickery...................................................
Dilettanteperson who dabbles in a subject without seriousstudy ...................................................
Fatuous silly; foolish...................................................
Inductee novice; beginner...................................................
Manipulatable influencable; controllable...................................................
Parched dried up...................................................
Profane unholy...................................................
Serene calm; peaceful...................................................
Upshot outcome...................................................
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Anthropocentrism putting man at the center of one's philosophy...................................................
Chimerical changeable; unstable...................................................
Diligent hard-working...................................................
Feasible possible and practicable...................................................
Indulgent pampering; satisfying desires...................................................
Marred damaged; spoiled...................................................
Pariah an outcast from society...................................................
Profanity swearing; cursing...................................................
Serrated jagged; saw-like...................................................
Urbane sophisticated; suave...................................................
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Group 1 Notes
Antiquated outdated; old fashioned...................................................
Choleric easily angered...................................................
Diorama model of a scene...................................................
Fecund fertile...................................................
Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication...................................................
Marshal to gather together...................................................
Parity equality...................................................
Profound having deep meaning...................................................
Servile overly submissive; groveling...................................................
Usurp take someone's position (usually by force)...................................................
Group 2 Notes
Apathetic indifferent; uninterested; lethargic...................................................
Chronicler person who records historical information...................................................
Dirge mournful song...................................................
Felicitous apt...................................................
Ineffable cannot be expressed in words...................................................
Marsupial pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)...................................................
Parochial narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters...................................................
Profundity depth...................................................
Skeptical doubting; not gullible...................................................
Utilitarian useful...................................................
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Apathy lack of interest or emotion...................................................
Circuitous indirect...................................................
Disapprobation disapproval...................................................
Fervor passion; enthusiasm...................................................
Inept incompetent; unskilled; useless...................................................
Martinet person who believes in strict discipline...................................................
Parody a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof...................................................
Proletarian member of the working class...................................................
Skirmish minor battle...................................................
Utopian a believer in an ideal world...................................................
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Apocryphal of doubtful origin...................................................
Circumlocution using too many words; long-windedness...................................................
Discern to distinguish one thing from another...................................................
Fickle unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed...................................................
Inertia inactivity; lethargy...................................................
Masochist person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself...................................................
Parry ward off; avoid...................................................
Prolific producing a lot...................................................
Sluggard slow-moving; lethargic person...................................................
Vacillate waver; hesitate...................................................
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Appease pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with...................................................
Circumscribe limit...................................................
Discord disagreement...................................................
Finesse skill...................................................
Inevitable cannot be avoided...................................................
Matriarchy society governed by women...................................................
Parsimonious economical; frugal; thrifty...................................................
Proponents promoters; supporters...................................................
Smelt refine an ore...................................................
Vacuous empty; silly; meaningless...................................................
Group 6 Notes
Apprehensive worried; fearful...................................................
Circumspect cautious; considering all sides...................................................
Discordancy cacophony; harshness; jarring...................................................
Fitful not continuous; stopping and starting...................................................
Inexorable relentless...................................................
Maverick a loner...................................................
Parsimony stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting...................................................
Prosaic dull; boring; ordinary...................................................
Smorgasbord a Swedish buffet of cold dishes...................................................
Vagrant person wandering without a home...................................................
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Group 7 Notes
Arable can be cultivated...................................................
Circumvent avoid...................................................
Discrepancy something which does not match up; inconsistency...................................................
Flagrant clearly wrong...................................................
Inexpedient not advisable...................................................
Meager in short supply...................................................
Partisan biased; one-sided; committed to one group...................................................
Proscribe forbid...................................................
Solace comfort for grief...................................................
Vapid dull; uninspiring...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Arbitrary random; for no definite reason...................................................
Clairvoyant psychic; mystic...................................................
Discriminate to make a clear distinction; see the difference...................................................
Flamboyant showy; ornate...................................................
Infallible perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes...................................................
Meander wander from side to side...................................................
Pathos evoking sadness or pity...................................................
Prosody study of versification...................................................
Solicit to ask for; seek...................................................
Variegated multicolored; speckled...................................................
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Archetype classic example of...................................................
Clemency mercy...................................................
Disinterested unbiased...................................................
Flout defy; reject...................................................
Ingnue nave, unsophisticated person...................................................
Mendacious given to lying...................................................
Paucity shortage...................................................
Protean changeable...................................................
Sophomoric juvenile; immature...................................................
Venal corrupt; can be bribed...................................................
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Archivescollections of old records; place of storage of olddocuments ...................................................
Clich overused expression; something unoriginal...................................................
Disparage criticize; belittle...................................................
Flustered worked-up; not calm...................................................
Ingrate ungrateful person...................................................
Mercenary concerned only with money...................................................
Peccadillo minor weakness; trivial offence...................................................
Protg person under protection of, or guided by another...................................................
Soporific inducing sleep...................................................
Veneer surface coating...................................................
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Articulate clear; lucid; eloquent...................................................
Clientele customers...................................................
Disparity an inequality...................................................
Fly-by-night unreliable; disreputable...................................................
Inimical hostile...................................................
Mercurial volatile; changeable...................................................
Pedantperson who insists on strict adherence to rules ornarrow learning ...................................................
Protocol procedure; code of behavior...................................................
Sparse spare; bare; meager...................................................
Venerate revere; worship...................................................
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Artifice deception; trickery...................................................
Coalesce come together; merge...................................................
Dispassionate neutral; objective...................................................
Forensicconcerned with argument or debate (esp. for legalevidence) ...................................................
Innate inherited; inborn...................................................
Merge come together...................................................
Pedestrian common; mundane; banal...................................................
Provincial unsophisticated; narrow-minded...................................................
Specious false...................................................
Venial minor; unimportant...................................................
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Artisan craftsman...................................................
Coddle pamper; fuss over; indulge...................................................
Disseminating circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)...................................................
Fortitude bravery...................................................
Innocuous harmless; inoffensive...................................................
Metaphorically symbolically; figuratively...................................................
Peerless without equal...................................................
Prudent cautious; wise...................................................
Speckled spotted; freckled; dotted...................................................
Veracity truthfulness...................................................
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Ascetic without luxuries; severely simple...................................................
Coercion force...................................................
Diurnal active in daytime...................................................
Fortuitous happening by chance...................................................
Innovate create; introduce something new...................................................
Meticulous very careful; painstaking...................................................
Pejorative derogatory...................................................
Puerile childish...................................................
Sporadic not continuous; intermittent...................................................
Verbose talkative; long-winded; rambling...................................................
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Assiduous thorough; diligent...................................................
Cogent lucid; well argued...................................................
Divert 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour...................................................
Fractious irritable; difficult to control...................................................
Inscrutable mysterious; impenetrable...................................................
Mettle courage; bravery; valor...................................................
Pellucid transparently clear...................................................
Punctilious paying attention to small details...................................................
Spurious false...................................................
Verbosity using too many words...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Assuage to calm...................................................
Cogitate think over something; ponder...................................................
Docile gentle and easily lead...................................................
Fraudulent fake; false...................................................
Insentient unfeeling...................................................
Milieu environment...................................................
Pensive in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply...................................................
Purloin steal...................................................
Stagnant still; not moving...................................................
Vertigo dizziness...................................................
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Astute perceptive; sharp-witted...................................................
Collage picture made from fragments of other pictures...................................................
Dogmatic having stubbornly held opinions...................................................
Frivolous not serious...................................................
Insipid dull; bland; boring...................................................
Mire swamp; muddy ground...................................................
Penury poverty...................................................
Pusillanimous cowardly...................................................
Staid dull; sober; serious...................................................
Vestigial not developed...................................................
Group 10 Notes
Asylum place of refuge or safety...................................................
Collate arrange in order...................................................
Dolt stupid person...................................................
Frugal economical; not wasting anything...................................................
Instigate to start; provoke...................................................
Misanthrope hater of the rest of mankind...................................................
Perceptive observant...................................................
Pyromania compulsion to start fires...................................................
Stanza section of a poem...................................................
Vignette small sketch...................................................
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Atheist person who does not believe in God...................................................
Colloquial local and informal (used of language)...................................................
Dotard foolish old man...................................................
Furrow groove...................................................
Instigatortroublemaker; person who entices others to dosomething ...................................................
Misnomer wrong name...................................................
Percipient perceptive; insightful...................................................
Quaff drink down quickly...................................................
Staunch loyal; faithful; dependable...................................................
Vilification blackening someone's name...................................................
Group 2 Notes
Atrophy waste away from lack of use...................................................
Collusion plotting and planning...................................................
Drawl speak slowly with words running together...................................................
Furtive hidden and secret...................................................
Insurgent a rebel...................................................
Misogynist hater of women...................................................
Perdition damnation...................................................
Quagmire marsh; bog...................................................
Stereotype fixed image...................................................
Vindicate prove right; remove blame...................................................
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Aversion a dislike of...................................................
Concatenation linking into chains...................................................
Dupe to fool someone...................................................
Garish gaudy...................................................
Intrepid brave...................................................
Monotonous dull; unvarying...................................................
Peripheral on the edge; not important...................................................
Querulous always complaining...................................................
Stolid impassive; dull; indifferent...................................................
Vivacity liveliness; animation...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Balk hinder and prevent; hesitate over...................................................
Conciliate to bring together; end a dispute...................................................
Dynamic lively; vibrant; energetic...................................................
Garner gather; collect...................................................
Inveterate habitual...................................................
Moratorium temporary prohibition or halt to activity...................................................
Perjury telling lies under oath...................................................
Quirk oddity...................................................
Stratagem plot; plan; trick...................................................
Vivify enliven...................................................
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Bane troublesome influence...................................................
Condone tacitly support; overlook...................................................
Eclectic taking things from different sources...................................................
Genre a category; type...................................................
Irascible easily angered...................................................
Mundane ordinary; worldly...................................................
Perpetuated caused to continue...................................................
Rancor resentment; animosity; bad feeling...................................................
Strut swagger; show off...................................................
Voluble talkative...................................................
Group 2 Notes
Bard poet...................................................
Condoning overlooking; disregarding; ignoring...................................................
Edifice building; structure; construction...................................................
Germane relevant...................................................
Ire anger [irate (a) = very angry]...................................................
Munificent generous; charitable...................................................
Perpetuity eternity...................................................
Rant use bombastic language...................................................
Stupefying astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence...................................................
Voluminous very large; spacious...................................................
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Bastion fortress; stronghold...................................................
Conflagration big fire...................................................
Efface wipe out; remove all trace of...................................................
Germinal just growing; not developed; immature...................................................
Irksome annoying; infuriating...................................................
Mutinous very rebellious...................................................
Personable attractive...................................................
Ratify approve; consent...................................................
Subpoena summons to court...................................................
Voracious ravenous...................................................
Group 4 Notes
Befuddle confuse...................................................
Confound confuse...................................................
Effigy a model of a person...................................................
Gibbering making meaningless noises...................................................
Ironic satiric; unexpected...................................................
Myriad in large numbers...................................................
Perspicacious insightful; sharp; wise...................................................
Raucous rough and unpleasant (of sounds)...................................................
Substantiate give supporting evidence...................................................
Waive surrender; give up...................................................
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Begrudge resent...................................................
Congeal to solidify...................................................
Effusive gushing; demonstrative...................................................
Glacial hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy...................................................
Irrational unreasonable; absurd...................................................
Navigable suitable for sailing...................................................
Perspicacity insight...................................................
Raze destroy; demolish; tear down...................................................
Subterfuge a trick...................................................
Wane grow less...................................................
Group 6 Notes
Beguile mislead; lure...................................................
Congenital present from birth...................................................
Egalitarianism belief in equality...................................................
Goad prod; urge...................................................
Irreproachable cannot be criticized; perfect...................................................
Nebulous vague...................................................
Pertinent relevant...................................................
Rebuttal denial...................................................
Subtle not obvious...................................................
Wary hesitant; cautious...................................................
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Belabor explain in unnecessary detail...................................................
Connoisseur person with refined taste and good judgment...................................................
Egregious outstandingly, obviously bad...................................................
Grate (v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred...................................................
Irrevocable cannot be cancelled; unchangeable...................................................
Nefarious wicked; immoral; disreputable...................................................
Peruse read carefully...................................................
Recant disclaim; retract statement...................................................
Subversive rebellious; revolutionary...................................................
Wax to increase; to grow...................................................
Group 8 Notes
Beleaguer besiege; attack...................................................
Consecrate dedicate...................................................
Egress exit...................................................
Gratis free of charge; without payment...................................................
Itinerant nomadic; wandering from place to place...................................................
Negate cancel; deny...................................................
Pervasive spreading everywhere...................................................
Recapitulate summarize...................................................
Succinct concise...................................................
Waylay accost; stop; approach; hinder...................................................
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Belie contradict...................................................
Consensus general agreement...................................................
Eloquent fluent and persuasive in speech...................................................
Gratuitous unwarranted...................................................
Jaded tired; bored; worn out...................................................
Negligence carelessness...................................................
Petrify 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone...................................................
Receptacle container; vessel; holder...................................................
Suffragist someone who campaigns for voting rights...................................................
Weighty serious...................................................
Group 10 Notes
Belittle to demean...................................................
Conspicuous easily seen; prominent...................................................
Elucidate make clear...................................................
Gravity seriousness...................................................
Jargon specialized language used by experts...................................................
Neologism newly coined word...................................................
Petulant sulky; peevish...................................................
Recluse someone who cuts himself off from life...................................................
Supercilious proud and haughty...................................................
Whelp young dog...................................................
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Bellicose war-like; aggressive...................................................
Consummate complete; total; supremely good...................................................
Elusive hard to pin down...................................................
Gregarious extroverted; sociable; outgoing...................................................
Jaundiced cynical; pessimistic...................................................
Nettle annoy...................................................
Phenomenon an event or happening (plural: phenomena)...................................................
Recuperate get better after illness...................................................
Superlative extremely good; the best...................................................
Whet sharpen...................................................
Group 2 Notes
Belligerent aggressive; ready to fight...................................................
Contemporary living or happening at the same time...................................................
Emaciated very thin; withered...................................................
Gritty coarse; granular...................................................
Jaunt short pleasure trip...................................................
Niggardly miserly; stingy...................................................
Philanthropy charity; love of mankind...................................................
Red tape formalities; paperwork; official procedure...................................................
Surly grumpy; rude...................................................
Whimsical capricious; changeable...................................................
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Bemoan complain about...................................................
Contrite sorry...................................................
Emancipate set free...................................................
Guffaw sudden loud laughter...................................................
Jeopardize put at risk; endanger...................................................
Nomadic wandering from place to place...................................................
Philistine uncultured person...................................................
Redolent smelling of; giving off odors...................................................
Surreptitious secret; sneaky; stealthy...................................................
Willful stubborn...................................................
Group 4 Notes
Benevolent kindly...................................................
Contrition sorrow and repentance...................................................
Embezzle defraud; steal...................................................
Guile cunning; craftiness...................................................
Jingoistic extremely patriotic; nationalistic...................................................
Nonchalance an appearance of indifference; calm and composed...................................................
Phlegmatic calm; imperturbable...................................................
Redress put right something that was wrong...................................................
Surreptitiously secretly; furtively; stealthily...................................................
Wily cunning...................................................
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Benign kindly; harmless...................................................
Contumacious stubborn...................................................
Embroil involve in hostility or argument...................................................
Guileless frank; straightforward; honest...................................................
Jocular in a joking manner...................................................
Nondescript having no special features; dull and ordinary...................................................
Pillage plunder...................................................
Redundant unnecessary; superfluous...................................................
Susceptible vulnerable...................................................
Wispy flimsy; frail; delicate...................................................
Group 6 Notes
Benignity compassion; gentleness; fondness...................................................
Contusion a bruise...................................................
Emerge come out; appear...................................................
Gullibility unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled...................................................
Jollity gaiety; happiness...................................................
Nonentity a person of no importance; not famous...................................................
Pinnacle topmost point...................................................
Referendum public vote...................................................
Suspect doubtful...................................................
Wistful melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for...................................................
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Bequeathleave something in one's will to be given after one'sdeath ...................................................
Conundrum a puzzle...................................................
Emulate to imitate something admired...................................................
Gullible easily fooled...................................................
Jubilant ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing...................................................
Nostalgia longing for the past...................................................
Pious very religious...................................................
Refute disprove...................................................
Sybarite lover of luxury...................................................
Zany crazy; wacky...................................................
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Berate scold; criticize...................................................
Conventional usual; customary; common...................................................
Endorse give support or approval to...................................................
Gustatory concerned with the sense of taste...................................................
Judicious correct in judgment; wise...................................................
Notoriety infamy; known for wrong doing...................................................
Pivotal of central importance...................................................
Regale entertain...................................................
Sycophant bootlicker; flatterer...................................................
Zeal enthusiasm...................................................
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Beret type of cap...................................................
Corpulent fat...................................................
Endurance staying power; patience; stamina...................................................
Hackneyed common and over-used...................................................
Jurisprudence science or study of law...................................................
Novel new; unusual...................................................
Placate pacify; soothe; calm...................................................
Relegate dismiss to a lower position...................................................
Taciturn quiet; saying little...................................................
Zealot fanatic...................................................
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Bestial behaving like a beast; brutal...................................................
Corrugated highly folded...................................................
Enduring lasting...................................................
Hallowed worshipped; consecrated...................................................
Juxtapose place next to...................................................
Novice a beginner; tyro...................................................
Placebo harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine...................................................
Remorse regret; sorrow; contrition...................................................
Tactile concerned with the sense of touch...................................................
Zenith summit...................................................
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Diaphanous transparent; thin and delicate...................................................
Feint pretended attack; a move intended to deceive...................................................
Inured hardened; habituated...................................................
Mettlesome spirited [mettle (n)]...................................................
Puissance power...................................................
Recondite obscure...................................................
Stygian very dark...................................................
Touting advertising; supporting [tout (v)]...................................................
Virtuosity skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)]...................................................
Volubility excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)]...................................................
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Caret punctuation mark signifying omission...................................................
Contiguous adjacent; touching; abutting [contiguity (n)]...................................................
Damp (used of vibration) reduce in extent...................................................
Ellipsis omission of essential words...................................................
Extirpation wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate (v)]...................................................
Foppishbehaving or dressing like a dandy; excessivelyconcerned with fashion ...................................................
Gaffe blunder; social mistake...................................................
Hortatory encouraging; exhorting...................................................
Opprobrious expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]...................................................
Recumbent reclining; lying down...................................................
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Ambidextrous able to use both left and right hands equally well...................................................
Culpability guilt [culpable= blameworthy]...................................................
Discernment judgment; perceptiveness...................................................
Encomium praise...................................................
Inveigle coax; cajole; wheedle; entice...................................................
Minatory threatening...................................................
Ossified turned to bone; become rigid [ossification (n)]...................................................
Plumb measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)...................................................
Quintessentialmost typical; the perfect example of [quintessence(n)] ...................................................
Runic mysterious; magical...................................................
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Accretionaccumulation of matter; growth produced by addingfrom the outside ...................................................
Anachronisticoccurring in the wrong time period [anachronism(n)] ...................................................
Chroniclong lasting (often used for diseases in which casethe opposite is acute) ...................................................
Churlishness rudeness; ill-mannered behavior...................................................
Demagoguemob leader (who appeals to base instincts)[demagogy/demagoguery (n)] ...................................................
Effrontery daring; audacity (has a negative connotation)...................................................
Idyllstory or incident in peaceful or ideal setting [idyllic(a)] ...................................................
Interregnum interval between reigns or governments...................................................
Nugatory of minor significance; futile..................................